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Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression

January 22, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments BIOCHEMISTRY, Biology, Cancer, Chromatin, DNA, fundamental biology, Gene Expression, genes, Methylation, RNA, University Of Chicago

A group of University of Chicago scientists has uncovered a previously unknown way that our genes are made into reality. Rather than directions going one-way from DNA to RNA to proteins, the latest study shows that RNA itself modulates how DNA is transcribed—using a chemical process that is increasingly apparent to be vital to biology. The discovery has significant implications for our understanding of human disease and drug design.

Research Results

Gene discovery solves 51-year-old mystery cause of inherited pancreatitis

October 29, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments CRISPR, University Of Chicago, University of Chicago Medicine

What began as a 51-year-old mystery comes down to a single gene, as researchers from the University of Chicago and University of California, San Francisco discovered the cause of a new inherited form of pancreatitis.

Expert Pitch

Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss ‘New Jersey’s Rising Coastal Risk’ Report

October 29, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Buildings, Climate Change, Coastal, Coastal Flooding, Environment, Flooding, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards, Hurricanes, New Jersey, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Sea-level rise, Storm Surge, Storms, University of California, Berkeley, University Of Chicago, Wind

Research Results

University of Chicago scientists unveil the secret of cancer-associated Warburg effect

October 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Glucose, Histone Modification, immune cells, Macrophage, Tumor, University Of Chicago, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

A new study, led by researchers at the University of Chicago, provides an answer to why cancer cells consume and use nutrients differently than their healthy counterparts and how that difference contributes to their survival and growth.

Announcement

Two University of Chicago Medicine physicians elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2019

October 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Gynecologic Cancer, National Academy of Medicine, University Of Chicago, University of Chicago Medicine

Two University of Chicago faculty members, Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, and Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.